Carsten Reinhardt, Shifting and Rearranging: Physical Methods and the Transformation of Modern Chemistry. Reviewed by Peter Morris

Books to Note: Winter 2008/9

During World War II, over 50,000 people lived and worked at the DuPont Hanford Engineering site, the largest of the Manhattan Project sites. They were cut off from the outside world, but that didn’t stop them from trying to maintain a normal existence. This photo essay recounts the daily activities and holiday celebrations that took place at Hanford.

Part experimenter and part entertainer, Humphry Davy was a 19th-century icon. Working his way up from humble beginnings, Davy took England by storm, traveling among the scientific and literary elite while dazzling the public with his groundbreaking experiments.

Wine may be an ancient beverage, but scientists have only recently begun to investigate the chemical components that give wines their distinct and complex flavors. Through experiments and the application of new technologies, scientists at UC Davis are working to determine the molecular makeup of a good glass of vino.